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May. 1st, 2011
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Who Two Parter
May. 1st, 2011 11:59 amSo yeah, it's a bit... meh. (spoilers behind all cuts, non-spoilery comments outside of cuts). It's been a while since I've had to rant on Who, now that RTD's gone, but, well, Moffat, you earned yourself a little rant (although a bit of a weak, half-hearted one)...
But let's start with the good:
- The enemy was rather cool and creepy.
( Read more... )
The other really sweet part was how they were finally dealt with in the episode. ( Read more... )
And of course, the usual performances, nice moments of humor or drama, and so on, were also well done. And I'm going to go out on a limb and say, provisionally, I liked ( Read more... )
A couple that are in the "I don't personally like it but it's not necessarily a flaw, per se" category:
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The big problem of the episode is overarching... he tried to do too much, and ended up with a bit of a mess and not a lot of it making sense. ( Read more... )
But those are mistakes anybody could make, trying to do too much and failing. Even good writers do that from time to time. The question is... have we found Moffat's Great Tragic Flaw as a writer? Maybe. ( Read more... )
Also, I'm not sure the timeline works out on a couple of fronts. ( Read more... )
Random Thought: I don't know how old the little girl was supposed to be, but assuming she was about 6... that means she would have been born in 1963, when Doctor Who premiered. Coincidence? Or connection?
Anyway, in non-Who news, later today... maybe I'm going to out to not-Easter-dinner. It's a family dinner that theoretically takes the place of Easter Dinner. But... I dunno, it's not. See, about a week or so before Easter, we were told we'd probably be having lamb and greek potatoes and rice and all the other trappings of Easter. Then, on the Saturday, I learned that we'd be having it on Sunday, and we'd be having... pizza. I guess because my grandmother wasn't able to come they decided for a light work one. Anyway, then Sunday rolls around, I'm all ready, literally waiting for the phone call of "we're on our way to pick you up", and I get informed... No Easter this week. Few people aren't feeling well so it was agreed that we'll do it Saturday next week (and probably KFC instead of pizza, which is at least a slight improvement because we eat pizza pretty regularly). Then on Friday I was informed "Sunday, not Saturday" (unexpected event).
All of this is fine, but... I miss Easter. Actual Easter. :(. Most of my life is monotonous routine, so yeah, I do look forward to events that are a bit more special (even if they're part of a larger yearly routine).. Easter's the only time of year I usually get roast lamb, one of the few I get lots of the greek side dishes, and that makes it special. Grabbing fast food isn't 'special'. I know it's ridiculously whiny of me (particularly since I'm not the one who has to do the work), but rest assured, I'm only doing it here.
But let's start with the good:
- The enemy was rather cool and creepy.
( Read more... )
The other really sweet part was how they were finally dealt with in the episode. ( Read more... )
And of course, the usual performances, nice moments of humor or drama, and so on, were also well done. And I'm going to go out on a limb and say, provisionally, I liked ( Read more... )
A couple that are in the "I don't personally like it but it's not necessarily a flaw, per se" category:
( Read more... )
The big problem of the episode is overarching... he tried to do too much, and ended up with a bit of a mess and not a lot of it making sense. ( Read more... )
But those are mistakes anybody could make, trying to do too much and failing. Even good writers do that from time to time. The question is... have we found Moffat's Great Tragic Flaw as a writer? Maybe. ( Read more... )
Also, I'm not sure the timeline works out on a couple of fronts. ( Read more... )
Random Thought: I don't know how old the little girl was supposed to be, but assuming she was about 6... that means she would have been born in 1963, when Doctor Who premiered. Coincidence? Or connection?
Anyway, in non-Who news, later today... maybe I'm going to out to not-Easter-dinner. It's a family dinner that theoretically takes the place of Easter Dinner. But... I dunno, it's not. See, about a week or so before Easter, we were told we'd probably be having lamb and greek potatoes and rice and all the other trappings of Easter. Then, on the Saturday, I learned that we'd be having it on Sunday, and we'd be having... pizza. I guess because my grandmother wasn't able to come they decided for a light work one. Anyway, then Sunday rolls around, I'm all ready, literally waiting for the phone call of "we're on our way to pick you up", and I get informed... No Easter this week. Few people aren't feeling well so it was agreed that we'll do it Saturday next week (and probably KFC instead of pizza, which is at least a slight improvement because we eat pizza pretty regularly). Then on Friday I was informed "Sunday, not Saturday" (unexpected event).
All of this is fine, but... I miss Easter. Actual Easter. :(. Most of my life is monotonous routine, so yeah, I do look forward to events that are a bit more special (even if they're part of a larger yearly routine).. Easter's the only time of year I usually get roast lamb, one of the few I get lots of the greek side dishes, and that makes it special. Grabbing fast food isn't 'special'. I know it's ridiculously whiny of me (particularly since I'm not the one who has to do the work), but rest assured, I'm only doing it here.